Deuteronomy 24:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,”

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BSBPD

“and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the latter man hath hated her, and written for her a writing of divorce, and given <FI>it<Fi> into her hand, and sent her out of his house, or when the latter man dieth, who hath taken her to himself for a wife:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 24:3 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 24:1If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
  2. Jeremiah 3:8She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.

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